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Discriminatory behavior towards a person with Alzheimer's disease
— examining the effects of being in a nursing home | | Author(s) | Perla Werner |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 12, no 6, November 2008 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis, November 2008 |
| Pages | pp 786-794 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Residents [care homes] ; Nursing homes ; Attitudes to the old of general public ; Social surveys ; Israel. |
| Annotation | A telephone survey was conducted with a representative sample of 501 lay persons (mean age 49) in Israel in summer 2007, and information regarding their discriminatory behaviour towards a male person with Alzheimer's disease (AD) was elicited using a vignette methodology. The effect of emotional reactions, perceptions of dangerousness and responsibility of the person depicted in the vignette as well as perceptions about the susceptibility of developing AD were examined, also the effects of place of residence. Four forms of discriminatory behaviour were found: coercion to restraint physically, coercion to restraint medically, segregation, and avoidance. Results provide partial support for an extended version of an attribution model, in that negative emotions were found to increase discrimination, whereas pity decreased avoidance. Perceptions of dangerousness were one of the main variables predicting discrimination. Contrary to the hypothesised relationships, being in a nursing home did not increase discrimination. The study adds new information about factors associated to the stigma of AD. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090402210 A |
| Classmark | EA: KX: LHB: TOB: 3F: 7H6 |
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